Armadron: The Otherworld Series: Book 1 by Corey Tate

Author:Corey Tate [Tate, Corey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Illumify Media Global
Published: 2019-05-05T22:00:00+00:00

The Infinite Cave

“Is this the way in and out of the Cavern?” Scott asked, looking ahead.

They were standing inside the Cavern on the familiar hard-packed black soil. About half a mile in front of them, the vast walls and ceiling that had surrounded Scott since he arrived in the Cavern came to an end. Jagged rock on both sides formed a gigantic eerie doorway. Beyond the opening, Scott could see only mist.

“I don’t get it. That’s a big entrance. What’s stopping Terminus from coming in here and annihilating everyone?” Scott asked.

“What’s stopping Terminus from entering Cavern Pass?” Seth said. “The Invisible Telemine Blockade.”

“The Invisible what now?”

“The Invisible Telemine Blockade,” Nick answered impatiently. “Telemines are little mines that teleport you to a different part of Armadron. Sometimes they can teleport you through a wall and the result will kill you. Other times you are teleported thousands of miles away. Occasionally you’re teleported only a few feet from where you started. They’re remnants of ancient tech from a time when Armadron used to be a thriving planet.”

“How many of them are there?” Scott asked next.

“Thousands. Hundreds of thousands,” Sam answered. “They’re invisible, too, so stay close.”

She began walking. Claire fell in step behind her, and Nick pushed Scott in front of him. Seth brought up the rear.

“I’m getting a strong World-War-Two-landmines vibe, Charlie,” Scott muttered nervously.

“Me, too,” Seth agreed.

“His name is Seth,” Nick corrected Scott. “And stop the Earth-talk. Focus.”

Seth rolled his eyes.

Soon they reached the beginning of the mist. As they were about to go through, a boy stepped toward them from the side.

He was a younger kid, maybe Jared’s age. He had long brown hair with a tiny patch of white on the top of his head.

“May I help you?” the boy asked pleasantly.

“Yes.” It was Sam who answered. “It’s been a couple months since we left . . . could you be our guide, please?”

“Sure. That’s what I’m here for.”

The boy took up the lead, and they fell in line behind him.

“I can’t read his mind,” Claire whispered to Sam, nodding toward their pint-sized leader. “I don’t know about this. Are you using your curse right now, Sam?”

“No, I’m not,” Sam frowned. “Should I be?”

“Aww,” Nick crooned to Claire, overhearing. “You scared that he’s smarter than you?”

“No, I’m scared that he’s—”

“Come along, you’re falling behind,” the boy called back to them.

They were almost through the mist when Scott heard a very light ping somewhere in the distance.

“What was that?” Nick asked.

“Probably someone stepping on a mine,” the boy answered nonchalantly.

—I don’t like this, guys, Claire projected her thought to the team.

They walked about ten more steps and the boy stopped.

“What are you doing?” Sam said apprehensively.

The boy leaped to one side, and the ping that Scott heard earlier now sounded like a hundred angry bees.

—They’re poachers! Duck! Claire mentally shouted.

Scott had just enough time to duck before something flew over his head. Surprisingly, he recognized it. It had three large fruits attached to three strings, all joined at the center with one string larger than the other two.

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